Jeff Swanson » other stuff http://www.jeffgswanson.com Internet Marketing, Branding & Social Media Blog Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 12 pages to follow on Twitter for Omahans http://www.jeffgswanson.com/12-people-to-follow-on-twitter-for-omahans/ http://www.jeffgswanson.com/12-people-to-follow-on-twitter-for-omahans/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:46:50 +0000 Jeff Swanson http://www.jeffgswanson.com/?p=227 I currently reside in Chicago, but I still like to stay in touch with what is happening in my hometown, Omaha, NE. Below, I’ve listed 12 pages you should definitely follow on Twitter if you want to stay privy to the Omaha scene.

theslowdown
Twitter bio: rock club. bar. omaha. good times.

filmstreams
Twitter bio: omaha’s nonprofit cinema

omahacoupons
Twitter bio: Promoting local Omaha businesses. News, Events, Promotions, & More! Click, Print, $AVE! It just makes CENT$!

slamomaha
Twitter bio: keeping everyone updated on the Omaha area’s great Music scene

thereaderomaha
Twitter bio: Omaha’s alternative newsweekly

bigomaha
Twitter bio: May 13th – 15th 2010…Mark it down and get ready!

wildjays
Twitter bio: Creighton Basketball Fan

huskerheadlines
Twitter bio: Huskers Illustrated is the authority on Nebraska Cornhusker news and Husker football recruiting. Follow the Huskers on our website, magazine & radio show.

coach_sadler
Nebraska men’s head basketball coach

If you have one you’d like add, feel free mention it in the comments.

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Flags of the world

Flags of the world

So what’s with the United States and their precious .com’s? This article from SitePoint explains how U.S. companies had difficulties in the past registering the .us ccTLD and therefore looked to alternatives, the most popular being .com. Now, .com domains are recognized as international domains.

If you you’re looking to reach residents in other countries, it’s best to purchase an additional domain using their ccTLD. In Japan (.jp), for example, their search engines (Google Japan, Baidu) give more love to domains that end with the .jp extension. From an SEO perspective, it pays to have this domain to put you in a better spot in the search engines. You’ll also want to make sure the domain is hosted in the country that you are trying to reach. There are other techniques used in international search marketing, but I’ve found this to be the most reliant.

Hope you enjoyed the refresher course.

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